Editorials

EDITORIAL – A cannabis lounge may be coming to your neighbourhood

April 12, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AS I STEPPED OUT of my vehicle in a parking lot the other day, the unmistakable stench of marijuana hit me. It originated, apparently, with [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Change in union certification rules doesn’t help workers

April 11, 2022 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AS SURE AS THE SUN RISES in the east, whenever B.C.’s government switches from Liberals to NDP or back, there will be changes to the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Have we gone too far with ‘more inclusive’ language on drugs?

April 7, 2022 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. BRITISH COLUMBIA’S MARCH toward gender-neutral language in our laws continues, with another 741 instances of “outdated” references [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Proof positive that ‘optional’ masking doesn’t work

April 6, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I’VE JUST SPENT a couple of miserable weeks feeling sorry for myself. The kind of sorry that comes with a bad headache, extreme fatigue, [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Here’s what we should all do with our gas-price rebate cheques

April 5, 2022 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN LAUGHING at Premier John Horgan’s suggestion that electric-vehicle owners donate their gas-price rebate cheques to [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Please, let’s do away with the ridiculous Summit overpass idea

April 4, 2022 // 11 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. CITY COUNCIL JUST CAN’T STOP talking about a Summit Drive overpass between Thompson Rivers University and College Heights. And they’re [Continue]